What I did today

gillybob - sorry you are feeling sad. Hope the sea air will help calm you.

Had bit of a temp today - flu jab no doubt.

An old friend visited today and I took her to see OH in NH. Then came back here and cooked tea for us both. It feels lonely again here now she has gone; but it was lovely to see her.

It is blooming cold here! I have heating on but still hands freezing. Not relishing the thought of the winter to come. Cost of NH means I am going to have to be very miserly with the heating. Hot water bottle about to be filled!

I had a really lovely day.... after a few days of feeling rather unwell due to a kidney infection, I felt a lot better, so son2 called round, and we met my husband and son1 and his 2 children, and we went to an indoor play centre. After a couple of hours, we went to a pub for lunch, then to a park, then all back to my place for tea. I made Knickerbocker Glories for the children, then they all went home. Just watched a film on Netflix with my husband, got my clothes ready for work tomorrow, and had a bath. Perfect.

Mainly sunny day in Somerset. Washing dried outside and we finished the garden tidy begun yesterday. Took garden rubbish for recycling. It was more than busy so a staff member was directing the cars. He seemed to have a clairvoyant ability to direct each driver the the space furthest from ‘their’ skip. Garden waste deposited there was time for a coffee before coming back to cook a meal. The highlight of the day has been confirmation from a plumber that he will come in the morning. Huge relief.

We have had heavy rain all day here on the NE coast . Did a bit food shopping ready for lots of childcare next week .

I woke up with that awful feeling of dread for the week /month/year ahead . I had one of my walks along the sea front this evening in the pouring rain . Feeling really sad .

I think the East Anglian water table is back to normal now Topsy!

It has rained solidly in Suffolk too! I have done lots of ironing and I think I have finally got on top of the central heating!

I've been a lazy so and so today. I'm going to be more industrious tomorrow

It has rained. Solidly. Heavily. All day. I have done nothing (apart from a bit of ironing this morning and a lot of phone chatting).

We, luckily, have had a beautiful sunny day today here on the Wilts/Gloucs border but it’s now clouding over and very windy. I cooked lunch for DD, SiL and 2GS. I’m really out of practice with cooking for others but I quite enjoyed it and it made me tidy up the awful mess on the dining table which I use as a desk! Roast lamb, roasted veggies, carrots & cavalo negro followed by apple crumble & custard, made with apples which I picked at my late Aunt's garden in Sussex last week. Just glad I don’t have to do it too often! Our Harvest service followed by lunch in the school is next Sunday. Hope you feel less tired tomorrow When. Early night for me I think to recover from my culinary exertions.

That's interesting, Marmight, I was unusually tired yesterday afternoon, and this afternoon as well. I'm not sure whether to blame the flu jab or the after-effects of DH's surgery and (fortunately - I know how lucky we are!) recovery.

Today I went to our harvest thanksgiving service like you, GrannySomerset. We got not only "Come, you thankful people, come" but also "We plough the fields and scatter" so I felt it had been done properly! You're lucky you could get washing out though. It's been wet a lot here, which is quite unusual in our North-East corner, and so getting washing dried outside has been quite exciting. I can't get the grass mowed either (although it hasn't grown much) which is a bit annoying as I had been practising using the new mower so that DH wouldn't feel he should do it. Grump!

Harvest festival service in our beautifully decorated medieval church, home to put out washing (sunshine and stiff breeze - perfect), afternoon with Sunday paper and now cooking roast gammon for supper with the last of the fresh peas. Not at all a bad day despite starting with DH trying to put on his trousers upside down (fortunately easily remedied).

I didn't manage to get in yesterday as I was chasing my tail all day as I am also today.
My GD went to collect all her things yesterday, the house and garage are now heaving with stuff.
She wants all her own things in her room so I have to sort, a double bed, a chest of drawers, a wardrobe and two bedside cabinets.
The furniture is actually better than the stuff in the smallest bedroom so some will go in there but no room for a double bed.
We will get there eventually but the young folk want it done yesterday and I am not ready.
I am going to stay with a friend for three nights tomorrow and I am so out of going away I am in a total panic as to what to pack.
I am going by train so I am very limited to what I can carry.
I am half looking forward to it and half apprehensive, I haven't seen her for about 5 years but we keep in touch by phone and e-mail.
If I don't manage to post I will catch up when I get home.

A better day today, the sun shone for a while, managed to make the back garden look like a garden and not a jungle, had a cuppa in a garden centre after getting more winter flowering plants for the big tubs and had a wander around a couple of shops. Goodness, that sounds a lot. Enjoyed it all. Half watched Strictly tonight with a glass of chilled white and an eye to the iPad. Managed a couple of emails, and offered to start volunteering again before the urge left me. A more than good enough day.

Think this is the best thread ever *annsixty" - thank you so much for starting it. After my DH passed away before last Christmas everyone and myself wondered how I would fill my day. Ten months have passed and although I miss him so much I certainly have no problem in filling my day!! When in the house I feel he is still with me and I know he would want me to be more outgoing than I used to be (he was the sociable one) so have made a big effort to accept every invitation that comes my way (well, maybe not all but I do try!!). I find the weekends quite challenging as DS works most weekends although I do have DGS every second weekend but today was a bonus day as they were both around so I treated them to lunch in a fairly new eatery. I had been a few times with various friends but never had a meal so lunch there today was really good. DGS had a birthday party in the afternoon which will end with a sleepover so DS dropped him and then he headed off to watch football. I headed home and took advantage of some fine weather and had a big tidy up in the garden. Now being a "toff" and dining at eight o'clock. I had quick rummage in freezer and found small portion of lamb casserole and with some green beans and rice will fill the plate and will have some strawberries and yoghurt for afters. The strawberry season seems to be getting extended in Scotland as we are still getting strawberries from Angus in Aldi's!! Not a Strictly fan - like the music but not much else. Will catch up with "Scarborough" later as it has become my "Mum". I enjoy the slow pace of it and the humour. I also find with GN that a random mention in a post will quite often bring back memories - tonight it was of sitting in a swing on DH's cousin's porch in Alabama and it is good to be able to look back and enjoy a memory.

It is obviously flu jab day - I had mine too!

Then looked after wee GS and made a cake together, which we took to OH in NH. OH said he had been to a poetry group this morning and he enjoyed it but was fed up that he could not find a rhyme for "necrobiosis" - that, by the way is absolutely typical OH! It seemed that the theme was autumn, so it was not entirely irrelevant!

Had a Hoover up. Went to have my hair cut , and then met up with my dh in our favourite coffee shop for lunch.
Came home and made a loaf of bread. Wrestled with our mattress by turning it over , changed the bed covers after putting on the under electric blanket ( a sure sign of getting old ?? )
Will be watching Strictly later.

whoops, miscanthus grass

tidied up my garage workshop with very good results and now have space for a dust extractor and can easily get to various electric devices. I put rubber floor tiles down as soon as I completed so the floor is nice and soft and easy to clean, I vacuum it. I don`t want to breathein any wood dust, so making sawdust is on hold for a few days

Planted some gladioli byzantius, threw them amongst acanthus grass and in they went

Downstairs is a bit messy but who cares, only me and I have a workshop to get ready for using. Its a very calming place must be all the wood, it was wood clad for me and is away from bells and phones and tv and is a creative space

I had mine this morning too When. I didn’t feel a thing but this afternoon I feel wiped out. Or maybe I’m just feeling lazy....

Went for my flu jab this morning at the Health Centre flu clinic. It's the first time I've had it, so a new experience. Although there were lots of people waiting to be immunised, it was all very efficiently done and didn't take long at all. Apart from that, and a quick run out to the garden when I realised that it was pouring and the washing was still out (bother!) I've been sitting about reading and doing a jigsaw.

Bit of a stressful day so far. However, we're off to a friend's 'open house' for her birthday later with our daughter and son-in-law. Should be nice.

alygran how lovely. Enjoy enjoy!

Typing this in a rush as guests here soon.

Today I was on mum duty so made her meals for today and tomorrow, sorted here washing then did other stuff she wanted.

Dashed home to prepare this evening meal

Antipasti
Jerk ribs with pineapple rice
Tropical fruits and coconut yogurt.

Then we are off out to our club for an evening of soul music.

In between got myself ready.

I’m loving this thread everyone! It’s good to hear of your life in NZ BradfordLass. I live that you have decking for example under a roof. I like the front porches in suburban America. Great to sit on a swing chair and relax.
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As if you hadn' t known Marmight
They do love "trying it on".

Mummy later denied the minimum age limit !